A common remark to justify weight gain is for one to claim that they have a slow metabolism and even though they do not eat a great deal of food, they still manage to store a lot of body fat and subsequently gain more and more weight.
People are often quite surprised to discover the even though having a slow metabolism does exist in theory, it is very rare and not considered a factor at all for contributing to weight/fat gain.
Studies have shown clearly that obese and overweight people actually have a higher metabolic rate and burn even more calories at rest than lean people! This is due obviously to the body have to deal with a lot more mass in order to function properly, but even when body mass is taken into account, there is still no difference in metabolic rate people obese people and lean people.
So why do people put on lots of weight despite not eating very much? Well firstly, it is common for obese people to under-estimate the amount of energy they are consuming every day. When I ask my heavier clients to write down everything they eat and drink every day, they are often surprised at the amount of calories they are consuming.
The main reasons why people gain fat/weight is because of genetics, too much energy consumption, lack of regular physical exercise, medication, stress, emotional eating, and medication.
Your metabolism does indeed drop as you age but this is due to losing lean muscle tissue which increases your metabolic rate which is why resistance or weight training is very effective, more so than cardiovascular training, for burning body fat.
Don’t look for reasons as to why you may be gaining fat/weight, get out there and do something positive about it. Everything is possible, it all depends on your determination, desire and attitude.
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